Improvement in tobacco-drying houses



JOHN J. STREETER.

improvement in Tobacco Drying-Houses. N0.126,499, Patented May 7,1872

Wituems:

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IMPROVEMENT IN TOBACCO-DRYING HOUSES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,499, dated May7,1872.

Specification describing a new and Improved Dry-House, invented by JOHNJ. STREETER, of Hinsdale, in the county of Cheshire and State of NewHampshire.

This invention relates to the process of drying tobacco and otherarticles; and consists in the provision made for suspending the articleto be dried, and in the use of metallic supports, connected with thebuilding-frame, arranged as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a top or plan view. Fig. 2represents a vertical section of Fig. 1, taken on the line as as. Fig. 3is a detail, showing the mode of securing the suspending-rods to theframe. Fig. 4. shows the manner of forming the suspension-wires forsupporting the articles to be dried upon the rods.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a drying-frame of wood, of any desired size andproportions, containing one or more drying-floors or stories, and madein any substantial or suitable manner, but which may be made very light,as the parts are supported by any metallic supporting-rods. In thisexample of my invention I show two drying-floors, two opposite timbersof each of which floors are provided with vertical pins 13, to which areattached the suspending-rods O, by coiling the ends of the rods aroundthe pins, as shown in the drawing. These rods are placed at :properdistances apart, and are arranged at right angles with each other, sothat they support the frame in each direction, as seen in Fig. 1. Drepresents rods or wires, which may be placed, as seen in the drawing,over the suspending-rods of each floor for supporting the frame; but Ido not confine myself to the use of these transverse rods. E representsthe article to be dried. The manner of supporting it is seen in thedrawing. F is the supporting-wire, which is turned around thesuspending-rod C, as seen at G, and it is then bent up over the rod, asseen at H, thus inclosing the article and holding it securely to therod.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. The suspension-wire H, in combination with thesuspending-rods C, as and for the purposes described.

2. A dry-house. constructed with floors of metallic suspending-rods,with the rods arranged at right angles, as shown and described.

JOHN J. STREETER.

Witnesses:

ROMANZO 0. EATON, HARRISON F. FISK.

